"Demotic" meaning in English

See Demotic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Demotic
  1. The demotic Egyptian script, used from c. 650 BCE to 452 CE. Categories (place): Egypt
    Sense id: en-Demotic-en-name-ZBDQYCE~ Disambiguation of Egypt: 50 50
  2. (linguistics) The demotic Egyptian language, spoken from c. 650 BCE to 400 BCE. Categories (topical): Linguistics Categories (place): Egypt
    Sense id: en-Demotic-en-name-5ImWZKMI Disambiguation of Egypt: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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